The Politics of the Unpolitical
German Writers and the Problem of Power, 1770-1871
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
Published:6th Jul '95
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Craig deals with a question that has always been a point of controversy: do political writers have responsibility and are they obliged to show political engagement in their works? Craig answers this question by studying ten German writers from 1770-1871, among them Goethe, Schiller, Kleist, and Heine and finds that these `unpolitical' writers were actively engaged in their politics.
Gordon Craig is a liberal historian of the old school, and an exceptional one ... few will read this book and not sense the presence of a historian who offers a rare combination of learning and belief in the moral value of his subject. * David Blackbourn, London Review of Books *
ISBN: 9780195094992
Dimensions: 146mm x 219mm x 23mm
Weight: 417g
208 pages